Sars goes after Mpisanes again
The taxman is after Shauwn and S’bu Mpisane again and, in a secret high court application, has seized five properties. ||| Durban - The taxman is after Shauwn and S’bu Mpisane again and, in a secret...
View ArticleCasino ‘conwoman’ to plead guilty
A woman accused of stealing from casino patrons while performing good luck rituals intends pleading guilty, a court heard. ||| Durban - A woman accused of stealing cash and jewellery from casino...
View ArticleDoctor appears over ‘misdiagnosis’
A patient’s widow accused a doctor of misdiagnosing her husband and failing to admit him to hospital for further observation. ||| Durban - A patient’s widow has accused an uMhlanga doctor of...
View Article‘Our baby died after a botched op’
A couple is demanding answers from a Durban hospital, claiming the staff botched an op which led to the death of their baby. ||| Durban - A Phoenix couple is demanding answers from the Mahatma Gandhi...
View ArticleMom’s childbirth horror
A Durban mom may sue after doctors sent her home with a 9cm-long piece of her placenta allegedly left inside her. ||| Durban - Medical negligence claims against the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health -...
View ArticleForeign teacher fights for her rights
German national Helga Bucher went head-to-head in court with the independent school at which she teaches, for fear of being fired. ||| Durban - ‘Sometimes you have to fight for your rights,” said...
View ArticleDoctor gunned down outside his surgery
A Pietermanritzburg doctor, who had allegedly been receiving death threats, has been killed outside his Greytown Road surgery. ||| A man shot dead a Pietermaritzburg doctor on Monday night outside his...
View ArticleTeen raped, beaten, stabbed and left to die
A Durban teenager who was raped, beaten and stabbed seven times, is recovering in hospital from her brutal injuries. ||| Durban - A South Coast teenager who was raped, beaten and stabbed seven times,...
View ArticleParties square-off in KZN poll
Durban - Candidates from three political parties will square-off in a by-election in Umzimkhulu, KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. ||| Durban - Candidates from three political parties will square-off in a...
View ArticleWild Coast toll road plan scrapped
The SA National Roads Agency Limited has scrapped plans to construct a toll-road on the N2 Wild Coast Highway. ||| Durban - The SA National Roads Agency Limited has scrapped plans to construct a...
View ArticleFitness witness accused of interference
A witness at an inquiry into eight deaths at a fitness test in KwaZulu-Natal was accused of manipulating another witness. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A witness at an inquiry into eight deaths at a fitness...
View ArticleDNA links KZN man to seven rapes
A man linked to seven rape cases through his DNA was arrested in Sundumbili. The rapes took place between 2008 and 2012. ||| Durban - A man linked to seven rape cases through his DNA was arrested in...
View ArticleWild Coast toll road plan scrapped
Sanral scraps plans to construct a toll plaza in Isipingo as KZN is already over-tolled. ||| Roads agency Sanral has scrapped plans to construct a toll-road on the N2 Wild Coast Highway, it emerged on...
View ArticleTender for sewer unfair, says judge
A KZN judge has ordered a speedy review into why the lowest bidder did not get the tender to build a “village sewer” on the Mzingazi Lake. ||| Durban - A Durban High Court judge has stopped the award...
View ArticleNew twist in Wild Coast toll saga
After 13 years of controversy, the N2 Wild Coast toll-road saga has taken another surprising turn. ||| Durban - After 13 years of controversy, the N2 Wild Coast toll-road saga has taken another...
View ArticleMandrax suspects ‘tried to bribe cops’
A Durban couple charged with dealing in Mandrax tablets allegedly offered police “a bundle of cash” to make the case “go away”. ||| Durban - The Durban couple charged with dealing in Mandrax tablets...
View ArticleThief nicks woman’s bag in church
A sneaky thief, pretending to be part of a church congregation, snatched an elderly woman's handbag while she prayed. ||| Durban - A sneaky thief, pretending to be part of a church congregation,...
View ArticleSA man wanted for UK gay killing
Almost a year since a manhunt was launched for a South African for the alleged murder of his gay friend in the UK, an inquest has found there was foul play. ||| Durban - Almost a year since Sussex...
View ArticleEx-Bull in axe murder case ‘delusional’
Former Blue Bulls rugby player Joseph Phindile Ntshongwana is delusional, a mental health practioner has testified. ||| Durban - Former Blue Bulls rugby player Joseph Phindile Ntshongwana is...
View ArticleFamily in shock at doctor’s murder
The wife of the Pietermaritzburg doctor shot dead outside is surgery described his murder as "cool and calculated". ||| Durban - The shocked wife of the Pietermaritzburg doctor who was shot dead on...
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